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The evils of polygyny : evidence of its harm to women, men, and society / Rose McDermott ; edited by Kristen Renwick Monroe ; commentary by B.J. Wray, Robert Jervis, and Valerie Hudson.

Author/creator McDermott, Rose, 1962-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorMonroe, Kristen Renwick, 1946-
Included WorkWray, B. J. , 1968- Canadian polygamy reference. Container of (work)
Included WorkJervis, Robert, 1940-2021 Polygyny, pastoralism, and violence against women. Container of (work)
Included WorkHudson, Valerie M., 1958- Deep structure of collective security. Container of (work)
Contents Introduction : polygyny and the treatment of women / Kristen Renwick Monroe -- The meaning and meanness of polygyny / Rose McDermott -- Making new garments from old cloth : reincorporating clinical and developmental psychology into models of political behavior / Rose McDermott and Peter K. Hatemi -- Polygyny and violence against women / Rose McDermott and Jonathan Cowden -- Attitudes toward polygyny : experimental evidence from six countries / Rose McDermott, Michael Dickerson, Steve Fish, Danielle Lussier, and Jonathan Cowden -- Comment 1 : The Canadian polygamy reference : demonstrating harms to the court / B.J. Wray -- Comment 2 : Polygyny, pastoralism, and violence against women / Robert Jervis -- Comment 3 : The deep structure of collective security : thoughts on McDermott, Smuts and Sanday / Valerie Hudson -- Afterword : the Easton lectures and David Easton's intellectual legacy / Kristen Renwick Monroe.
Abstract "One powerful structural factor which enforces and replicates patterns of male dominance is the practice of polygyny, which is shown by data to be harmful to women, children, men, and society"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other formPrint version: McDermott, Rose, 1962- author. Evils of polygyny Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501718038
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017053204
ISBN9781501714849 (pdf)
ISBN9781501714757 (ret)

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